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Uncle's 'HELP' Written With Fallen Trees Reaches Hurricane Evacuee — Who Sends It

Amber Gee viewed satellite images of the hurricane-ravaged Florida Panhandle and noticed a distress signal outside her grandmother's house.
Amber Gee's uncle spelled out "HELP" with logs from downed trees. Checking NOAA's interactive satellite map, Gee got the message.

On Thursday, Amber Gee evacuated her Callaway, Fla., home a day after Hurricane Michael made landfall. Callaway is just east of Panama City on the Florida Panhandle — an area that has been devastated by the storm and an area where

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